{"id":13539,"date":"2025-06-02T08:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/difference-functional-specifications-requirements\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T06:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:50:48","slug":"difference-functional-specifications-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/difference-functional-specifications-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between functional specifications and requirements specifications in mechanical engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13539\" class=\"elementor elementor-13539 elementor-13454\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-730849d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"730849d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17fb105\" data-id=\"17fb105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f1e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f1e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is this article about?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df644a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df644a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the world of complex technical projects in mechanical engineering, a smooth start is the key to success. But how do you successfully translate a client&#8217;s often vague ideas and expectations into a clearly understandable, feasible project, a functioning machine? This is precisely where two crucial tools meet: the requirements specification and the specifications. What at first glance appears to be dry documentation, upon closer inspection reveals itself to be the foundation of every successful product development. They are far more than just bureaucratic obligations \u2013 they structure communication, minimize risks, and create a common understanding between client and contractor. This article delves deeply into the role, structure, and significance of these two documents, clarifying the difference between specifications and requirements specifications in mechanical engineering. It also shows why specifications and specifications are indispensable for every professional mechanical engineering project.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6366829 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6366829\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b55f10\" data-id=\"6b55f10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d59e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d59e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The crucial difference between functional specifications and requirements in mechanical engineering: perspective and level of detail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cd2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cd2c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In mechanical engineering it is<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ced04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ced04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4b0d4\" data-id=\"6d4b0d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72e434f\" data-id=\"72e434f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc6086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc6086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>clear separation between specifications and requirements specifications<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc28830\" data-id=\"dc28830\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb99af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb99af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>crucial for successful project implementation. The difference between specifications and requirements specifications will be discussed in detail in the following sections. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0093b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0093b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparison of the core aspects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ce7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ce7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both documents fulfill different functions, are created by different actors and differ significantly in perspective, level of detail and timing in the project process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5567797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tablepress-table\" data-id=\"5567797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tablepress-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<table id=\"tablepress-41\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-41\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-41-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Kriterium<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Lastenheft<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pflichtenheft<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wer erstellt es?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Auftraggeber<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Auftragnehmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Was ist der Fokus?<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Was soll erreicht werden? <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Wie wird es erreicht? <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Detaillierungsgrad<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Grobe, aber vollst\u00e4ndige Anforderungsliste<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sehr detaillierte technische und organisatorische Planung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Zeitpunkt im Projektzyklus<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fr\u00fchphase \u2013 Grundlage der Ausschreibung<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nach Auftragserteilung \u2013 Beginn der Umsetzungsplanung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Zentrale Fragen<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Was ist die Aufgabenstellung? Welche Ziele und Rahmenbedingungen sind zu erf\u00fcllen?<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Wie werden die Anforderungen konkret technisch umgesetzt?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<span id=\"tablepress-41-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-41\">Tabelle 1: Unterschied Pflichtenheft Lastenheft.<\/span>\n<!-- #tablepress-41 from cache -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f31f07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f31f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>specifications document<\/strong> describes the requirements from the customer&#8217;s perspective. It does not contain suggested solutions, but rather defines <em>the functions, performance, and framework conditions<\/em> that the machine or system must fulfill. It serves, among other things, for tendering, comparing bids, and as a reference for acceptance. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>specifications,<\/strong> on the other hand, are prepared by the contractor and describe in detail <em>how<\/em> these requirements will be implemented technically, functionally, and organizationally. This document details design principles, control concepts, schedules, test methods, and interfaces. It forms the basis for design, development, and production and is an integral part of the supplier&#8217;s project management.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2722192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2722192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_2_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13475\" alt=\"Difference between functional specifications and requirements\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_2_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_2_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_2_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Functional Specifications\/Requirements successfully implemented in mechanical engineering?<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eede673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eede673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In practice, a<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b76d2b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b76d2b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce08f8d\" data-id=\"ce08f8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a530bc\" data-id=\"9a530bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96420f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96420f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>clear demarcation of both documents<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10edaa3\" data-id=\"10edaa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1226f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1226f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>essential. It ensures that no misunderstandings arise and that both parties \u2013 customer and supplier \u2013 work together on a coordinated, transparent basis. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e7dfae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e7dfae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6bf8d5\" data-id=\"a6bf8d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55d3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d55d3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Difference between functional specifications and requirements specifications in mechanical engineering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815f3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"815f3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The requirements in mechanical engineering: The client's perspective<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea793f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea793f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the requirements , the future client formulates his ideas and the requirements that the machine should meet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1f1e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb1f1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content focus of a typical specification<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ff8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ff8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The content focuses vary and always depend on the client in mechanical engineering. Nevertheless, there are a few general points that are generally important. This also highlights the difference between specifications and requirements specifications in mechanical engineering.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5f02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb5f02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clarify and specify the task<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbded8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbded8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before planning begins, the task should be clarified as comprehensively and completely as possible so that additions and corrections during the processing are limited to the bare minimum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d9ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5d9ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demands and wishes<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5968a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5968a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the requirements list\/specifications, the objectives and conditions must be clearly defined through requirements in the form of demands and wishes, because otherwise undesirable developments are hardly avoidable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4ee61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc4ee61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_Auszug_Lastenheft_deutsch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13480\" alt=\"Functional Specifications requirements\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_Auszug_Lastenheft_deutsch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_Auszug_Lastenheft_deutsch-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_Auszug_Lastenheft_deutsch-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Extract from a specification.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c1804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91c1804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A distinction is therefore made between<\/p><ul><li>Requirements that must be met under all circumstances. Without these requirements, the solution is completely unacceptable. Minimum requirements must be defined if necessary.  <\/li><li>Requests should be considered where possible, possibly with the concession that a limited additional effort is permissible. It is recommended that requests be considered after <ul><li>higher,<\/li><li>medium and<\/li><li>to be classified as of little importance.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>This differentiation and labeling is also necessary for later assessment, because during selection the fulfillment of the requirements is asked, whereas during evaluation only variants that already fulfill the requirements are considered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd3d635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd3d635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quantity and quality<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a22e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a22e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without specifying a specific solution, the demands and wishes must be identified with quantitative and qualitative aspects. Only then can sufficient information be obtained. A distinction is made between:  <\/p><ul><li>Quantity: all information about number, number of pieces, batch size and quantity, often also per unit of time such as power, throughput, volume flow, definition of ppm, etc.<\/li><li>Quality: all information on permissible deviations and in particular requirements such as corrosion resistance and other individual aspects, etc.<\/li><\/ul><p>The requirements should be specified as far as possible by means of figures.<\/p><p>Where this is not possible, descriptions\/statements<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5f5215 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5f5215\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ff12f\" data-id=\"51ff12f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9563e66\" data-id=\"9563e66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f040706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f040706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>formulated as clearly as possible<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-412f224\" data-id=\"412f224\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088720a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"088720a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This facilitates subsequent reviews by <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/expert-machines-sv-frank-flammer\/\">experienced experts<\/a> in the event of differences of opinion between the contractor and the client during the course of the project or after its completion. <\/p><p>Particularly important references to influences, intentions or those for implementation can also be included in the list of requirements. The<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83c8f17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83c8f17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc654a\" data-id=\"fdc654a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40883a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40883a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Requirements list...<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3852ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3852ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">... is thus an internal directory of all requirements and wishes in the language of the departments that conceptually create and implement the design.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d5215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this way, the requirements list represents starting positions. Ideally, it is always kept up to date. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3426f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3426f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features of the requirements list<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96031dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96031dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table 2 shows which features should be included in the requirements list\/specifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bcfa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tablepress-table\" data-id=\"02bcfa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tablepress-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<table id=\"tablepress-42\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-42\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-42-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Hauptmerkmal<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Beispiele<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Geometrie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dimensionen, Bauraum, Raumbedarf, Anordnung, Anschlu\u00df, Ausbau und Erweiterung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kinematik<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bewegungsart, Bewegungsrichtung, Geschwindigkeit, Beschleunigung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kr\u00e4fte<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kraftgr\u00f6\u00dfe, Kraftrichtung, Statik, Dynamik, Schwingungen, Resonanzen, Gewicht, Last, Stabilit\u00e4t, Steifigkeit, Verformung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Energie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Leistung, Wirkungsgrad, Verlust, Reibung, Ventilation, Druck, Temperatur, Feuchtigkeit, Erw\u00e4rmung, K\u00fchlung, Speicherung, Arbeitsaufnahme, Energieumformung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stoff<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften des Eingangs- und Ausgangsprodukts, Hilfsstoffe, vorgeschriebene Werkstoffe, Materialfluss, Materialtransport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Signal<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Eingangssignale, Ausgangssignale, Anzeigeart, Betriebs\u00fcberwachung, Signalform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sicherheit<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sicherheitstechnik, Schutzsysteme, Maschinenrichtlinie, Maschinenverordnung, Arbeitsschutz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ergonomie<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bedienung, \u00dcbersichtlichkeit, Sicherheit des Bedienpersonals, Formgestaltung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Fertigung<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Einschr\u00e4nkung durch Produktionsst\u00e4tte, herstellbare Abmessungen, bevorzugtes Fertigungsverfahren, Fertigungsmittel, m\u00f6gliche Qualit\u00e4t und Toleranzen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kontrolle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Pr\u00fcfm\u00f6glichkeiten, Einhaltung gesetzlicher Vorschriften \/Maschinenrichtlinie, Maschinenverordnung usw.) und Regeln (DIN, ISO, AD, usw.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Montage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Zusammenbau, Einbau, Baustellenmontage, Fundamentierung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Transport<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Begrenzung durch Hebezeuge, Transportwege (Gr\u00f6\u00dfe und Gewicht)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gebrauch<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">L\u00e4rm, Verschlei\u00df, Einsatzort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Instandhaltung<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Wartung (Anzahl, Zeitbedarf, \u2026), Instandsetzung, S\u00e4uberung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Recycling<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Entsorgung, Beseitigung, usw.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kosten<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Maximale Kosten, Werkzeugkosten, Ersatzteile, Investition und Armortisierung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Termin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Entwicklungszeit, Inbetriebnahmezeitraum, Endabnahme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<span id=\"tablepress-42-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-42\">Tabelle 2: Hauptmerkmale einer Anforderungsliste.<\/span>\n<!-- #tablepress-42 from cache -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d3f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19d3f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When clarifying the task, the necessary functions and existing task-specific conditions related to energy metabolism, mass metabolism, and signal metabolism should first be identified. This is achieved through the following characteristics: geometry, kinematics, forces, energy, mass, and signal. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dae625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dae625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d6b8ae\" data-id=\"4d6b8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90927b0\" data-id=\"90927b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3dda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3dda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>At the end, the author of the specifications must ask himself whether all requirements have been captured.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-feedfb4\" data-id=\"feedfb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f19b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6f19b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Classic questions are:<\/p><ul><li>Are all requirements specified with quantity and quality specifications?<\/li><li>What purpose must the solution serve?<\/li><li>What properties must the solution have?<\/li><li>What properties must the solution not have?<\/li><li>When drawing up the specifications, were all requirements and wishes for the machine clearly defined?<\/li><li>Are the desired requirements clearly classified into high, medium and low importance requirements?<\/li><\/ul><p>The requirements are then sorted:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d07084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d07084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-433c2eb\" data-id=\"433c2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ec982c\" data-id=\"7ec982c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b5e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30b5e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The main task and characteristic main data must be in the foreground.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cde8bb0\" data-id=\"cde8bb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f285a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f285a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After that, after recognizable<\/p><ul><li>subsystems,<\/li><li>functional groups,<\/li><li>Assemblies<\/li><\/ul><p>structured.<\/p><p>The requirements are also defined for these subgroups.<\/p><p>Once this has been done, it is advisable to review feedback, objections and additions after some time and incorporate them into the list of requirements in the specifications.<\/p><p>Only when the goal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6fbe51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6fbe51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-506212b\" data-id=\"506212b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bada529\" data-id=\"bada529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e85516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e85516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>sufficiently clarified<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2662d38\" data-id=\"2662d38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c661c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8c661c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>and the client&#8217;s representatives are of the opinion that the product is clearly defined, potential suppliers can be enquired with the drawn up specifications.<\/p><p>Very important aspects for the requirements list in the specification are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa2c47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa2c47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b0784\" data-id=\"d4b0784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2846b1c\" data-id=\"2846b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0f690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Things that are taken for granted are not included.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d6962\" data-id=\"42d6962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8d0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8d0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rather, it is important to ensure that<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b557fb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b557fb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-439c17b\" data-id=\"439c17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e8b8c\" data-id=\"95e8b8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208d5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"208d5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>formulated as precisely as possible<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c18d1b\" data-id=\"0c18d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91253d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91253d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>becomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e80fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e80fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project framework conditions in the mechanical engineering specifications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad98bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad98bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project framework forms the organizational backbone of a mechanical engineering project. They define binding specifications regarding time, content, responsibilities, and quality requirements. A precise description of these framework conditions in the specifications is essential to  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d7107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d7107\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb8e47\" data-id=\"7cb8e47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7e713f\" data-id=\"d7e713f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ed4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ed4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>to create clear expectations, minimize risks and achieve project goals on time and economically.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b36263\" data-id=\"1b36263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd135e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bd135e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schedule and milestones<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb57c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb57c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A structured schedule ensures that all project phases \u2013 from planning to commissioning \u2013 are carried out in a realistic and coordinated manner. The plan includes <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da6ee70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da6ee70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1bf40\" data-id=\"3b1bf40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8185b4c\" data-id=\"8185b4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03c7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b03c7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Key dates and milestones,<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e40e07\" data-id=\"0e40e07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d89d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d89d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>which serve as checkpoints for project progress. Typical milestones in mechanical engineering are: <\/p><ul><li>Concept approval,<\/li><li>Design release,<\/li><li>Start of production,<\/li><li>Start of assembly,<\/li><li>Start of commissioning,<\/li><li>Acceptance by the client.<\/li><\/ul><p>Compliance with these deadlines is regularly reviewed. Deviations from these deadlines must be communicated promptly and accompanied by appropriate countermeasures. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626bb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"626bb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scope of delivery and responsibilities<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2f873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b2f873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scope of delivery describes all services and products to be provided by the contractor. These include, among others: <\/p><ul><li>Design and layout of mechanical and electrical components,<\/li><li>Manufacturing and procurement of assemblies,<\/li><li>Final assembly and commissioning,<\/li><li>Preparation of technical documentation,<\/li><li>Conducting training courses.<\/li><\/ul><p>The client is responsible for providing production-specific and site-specific information as well as the infrastructure (e.g. media connections, hall layout, safety requirements).<\/p><p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong> must be clearly defined to avoid interface problems. Each task must have a responsible and decision-making authority. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c50b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c50b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acceptance criteria<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4899a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4899a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project will only be accepted if the defined <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/evidence-preservation-report-machines\/\">acceptance criteria<\/a> are fully met. These include both functional and qualitative requirements and are <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f5e7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f5e7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af601ce\" data-id=\"af601ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-037d7c4\" data-id=\"037d7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e2b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e2b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>objectively measurable.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd5ac3d\" data-id=\"bd5ac3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649fcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649fcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Important criteria are:<\/p><ul><li>Compliance with technical specifications and performance requirements,<\/li><li>Carrying out and passing all functional and safety tests,<\/li><li>Completeness of documentation in accordance with legal requirements (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/machinery-directive-2006-42-ec\/\">Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC<\/a> and in future <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/eu-machinery-regulation-2023-1230-expert\/\">Machinery Regulation 2023\/1230,<\/a> etc.) and customer specifications,<\/li><li>successful completion of defined acceptance tests.<\/li><\/ul><p>Fulfilling these criteria is<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48a31d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48a31d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d30900\" data-id=\"0d30900\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13ff3aa\" data-id=\"13ff3aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf7d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbf7d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Prerequisite for project acceptance.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77bf115\" data-id=\"77bf115\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6853f4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6853f4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ef2925\" data-id=\"4ef2925\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2764b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c2764b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The specifications in mechanical engineering: The contractor\u2019s response<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59be781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59be781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definition and purpose of the specifications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c59a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c59a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In mechanical engineering, the specifications provide the<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c6146f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c6146f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f87aa9\" data-id=\"6f87aa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-697f2c5\" data-id=\"697f2c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d840d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d840d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>binding implementation specification of the contractor<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cd630d\" data-id=\"6cd630d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bdcc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65bdcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It describes in detail how the requirements formulated in the specification are to be implemented technically and organizationally. The specification primarily defines the objectives, functions, and framework conditions from the client&#8217;s perspective.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-420b859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"420b859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c70a2dd\" data-id=\"c70a2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f720b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f720b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functional Specifications...<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5345517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5345517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">... defines the solutions from the contractor's perspective.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcf920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fcf920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The focus of the specifications is the<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6381669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6381669\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4bfcf9\" data-id=\"e4bfcf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6997a4\" data-id=\"a6997a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a35b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a35b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Description of the technical solution approach.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3b5bd5\" data-id=\"d3b5bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910d823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910d823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It answers the question of which<\/p><ul><li>means,<\/li><li>Methods and<\/li><li>Technologies<\/li><\/ul><p>the requirements are met. This includes, among other things, design concepts, control strategies, components used, software architectures, security solutions, and interface concepts. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eefdfc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eefdfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_3_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13494\" alt=\"Difference between specifications and mechanical engineering specifications\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_3_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_3_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/B10_3_Pflichtenheft-Lastenheft_800x450-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2: Has the functional specification in mechanical engineering been successfully implemented?<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fe245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fe245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typical contents of a functional specification are:<\/p><ul><li>System overview and technical architecture,<\/li><li>Description of the functioning of assemblies and subsystems,<\/li><li>Selection and justification of technical components,<\/li><li>Circuit diagrams, process descriptions, cycle times and cycle diagrams,<\/li><li>Security compliance and<\/li><li>Compliance with standards,<\/li><li>Test concepts and tests.<\/li><\/ul><p>The purpose of the specifications is to ensure detailed planning, transparency, and traceability of the implementation. It forms the basis for internal design and development, but also serves the client to check whether his   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f305a80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f305a80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2822489\" data-id=\"2822489\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad2632\" data-id=\"4ad2632\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ca90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ca90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Requirements are correctly understood and adequately solved.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de2fa4\" data-id=\"6de2fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3bb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3bb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, the specifications are an essential reference document for the subsequent acceptance of the project:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b493b1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b493b1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-291e852\" data-id=\"291e852\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d32420\" data-id=\"9d32420\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bf1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78bf1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Only what is defined in the specifications is considered to be binding.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b131e6a\" data-id=\"b131e6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83905b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83905b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Therefore, it is usually approved by both parties and may be <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/machinery-dispute-buyer-supplier-defect\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"217\">contractually<\/a> relevant in the event of deviations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd3655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd3655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Content focus of a typical specification<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc8d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc8d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A functional specification in mechanical engineering represents the technical and organizational elaboration of the requirements formulated in the specifications. It serves as a detailed planning and implementation basis for design, development, and production. The functional specification is divided into several central content areas.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108a9fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"108a9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical specifications<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e224e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e224e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important part of the functional specifications covers the technical details of the solution. These include: <\/p><ul><li><strong>Design drawings<\/strong> that describe the mechanical design of the machine, including all relevant dimensions, materials and tolerances.<\/li><li><strong>Selection of components and materials<\/strong> , with information on manufacturers, types, performance data, etc.<\/li><li><strong>Control technology and software concepts<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Interface specifications<\/strong> , both mechanical and electrical\/digital, to ensure integration into higher-level systems.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd3208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd3208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation planning<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b050a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b050a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another key component is the planning of implementation:<\/p><ul><li>A <strong>work breakdown structure<\/strong> divides the overall project into manageable work packages with clear responsibilities.<\/li><li>The <strong>schedule<\/strong> includes milestones, start dates and end dates for each phase, as well as critical paths.<\/li><li><strong>Resource planning<\/strong> specifies which human, technical and financial resources are required.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c317d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c317d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quality management and testing procedures<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1416ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1416ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ensure the required quality, the specifications define:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Quality standards<\/strong> (e.g. according to DIN ISO, factory standards or customer specifications).<\/li><li><strong>Test and inspection procedures<\/strong> , for example for functional, stress and safety tests, which are described in much more detail than in the specifications.<\/li><li><strong>Acceptance criteria<\/strong> that are documented and verifiably defined for each assembly and function.<\/li><li><strong>Documentation requirements<\/strong> , e.g. regarding test reports, CE marking or risk analyses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fadc770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fadc770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service and maintenance<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a4b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30a4b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ensure long-term operation of the machine, the specifications also include statements on:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Maintenance intervals and maintenance instructions<\/strong> , including recommended tools and activities.<\/li><li><strong>Spare parts lists<\/strong> with ordering information, storage recommendations and replacement instructions.<\/li><li><strong>Training concepts<\/strong> for operating personnel, maintenance personnel and repair personnel, including planned training content and training formats.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd9d897 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd9d897\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92433ef\" data-id=\"92433ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc6ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bc6ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The importance of the interaction between requirements and functional specifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7d3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f7d3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The smooth interaction of specifications and requirements is a key factor in mechanical engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce45585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce45585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf9b280\" data-id=\"cf9b280\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebb795d\" data-id=\"ebb795d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13846a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13846a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>essential success factor for the development and implementation of technically complex projects.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bca878\" data-id=\"3bca878\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36398f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36398f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both documents are intertwined and together form the foundation for targeted and reliable cooperation between client and contractor.<\/p><p>The functional specifications document is therefore a direct response to the requirements. Both must be consistent in terms of content and logic. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e28472a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e28472a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e05768\" data-id=\"6e05768\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa2a784\" data-id=\"aa2a784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228969c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"228969c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A common understanding of the project goals is essential.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e8f1a\" data-id=\"58e8f1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a2e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a2e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The contractor must not only formally capture the requirements but also correctly interpret them in a technical and economic context. This includes regular consultations, precise clarifications, and structured documentation. <\/p><p>Central to project success is that responsibilities, areas of authority, and scope of work are clearly defined. This is the only way to avoid misunderstandings, duplicate work, or gaps in the project&#8217;s progress. It&#8217;s equally important that both documents together form the basis for acceptance, warranty, and any subsequent claims \u2013 anything that isn&#8217;t clearly agreed upon can lead to conflicts later on.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa1afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afa1afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical pitfalls in interaction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df768b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df768b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In reality, problems often arise. There are various reasons for this: <\/p><ul><li><strong>Unclear or incomplete wording<\/strong> in the requirements leaves room for interpretation in the functional specifications and carries a high risk of errors.<\/li><li><strong>Missing or insufficient specifications<\/strong> , e.g. regarding interfaces, tolerances or environmental conditions, make precise implementation difficult.<\/li><li><strong>Conflicting requirements<\/strong> that lead to conflicting objectives.<\/li><li><strong>Lack of communication<\/strong> between client and contractor \u2013 especially in early project phases \u2013 prevents a common understanding of the solution.<\/li><li><strong>Informal changes<\/strong> , for example through telephone calls or emails without formal documentation, create a lack of transparency and legal uncertainty.<\/li><\/ul><p>Professional <strong>change management<\/strong> , transparent communication, and consistent maintenance of both documents throughout the project are therefore essential. Only when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlerschwarzwald.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lastenheft_tabellarisch-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the specifications<\/a> and requirements specifications are continuously coordinated and updated together as needed can mechanical engineering projects be implemented successfully, efficiently, and without conflict. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d4a9a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d4a9a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58a53f\" data-id=\"c58a53f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3013a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3013a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcef4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bcef4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The structured interaction of requirements and functional specifications is a key prerequisite for the successful planning and implementation of technical projects in mechanical engineering. While the requirements are defined by objectives and framework from the client&#8217;s perspective, the functional specifications represent the contractor&#8217;s detailed response as to how these requirements will be technically implemented. <\/p><p>Both documents differ significantly in terms of their perspective, level of detail, and their development phase in the project cycle. A systematically prepared specification creates transparency and comparability during the tendering phase, while the functional specification forms the basis for design, development, assembly, and acceptance. <\/p><p>Particular attention must be paid to the interaction between both documents: Only when requirements are clearly formulated, fully specified, and agreed upon between the parties can misunderstandings, undesirable developments, and subsequent requests be avoided. Typical sources of error such as imprecise wording, contradictory specifications, or informal changes can be significantly reduced through professional communication and effective change management. <\/p><p><strong>Ultimately<\/strong> , a<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d2bc0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d2bc0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68199f2\" data-id=\"68199f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fea68b1\" data-id=\"fea68b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c40519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c40519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>clear requirements and a technically sound functional specification <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df7e18f\" data-id=\"df7e18f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00a237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e00a237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>are not only documentation tools, but<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51dbea6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51dbea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7893cd5\" data-id=\"7893cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23375e1\" data-id=\"23375e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fd7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94fd7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>strategic success factors from project idea to acceptance<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68076bb\" data-id=\"68076bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb96e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb96e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>and beyond. They promote technical quality, adherence to schedules and costs, and a collaborative partnership between client and contractor. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A detailed comparison for successful 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